REL501 Master's Thesis

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme

Teaching language

Norwegian

Prerequisites

All the other courses included in the programme must be completed and passed before the thesis can be submitted.

Course contents

The thesis is to be an independent, scientific work with an academic or didactic topic. The master’s thesis may be a continuation of the bachelor’s thesis or it may be based on empirical data collected during the practice period, or knowledge from previous courses in the programme. The students will be part of the programme’s academic community by actively participating at seminars and mentoring relationships.

Learning outcomes

Through the work with the master’s thesis the students shall

• Learn to apply thesis questions, theory and method within the chosen topic

• Get training in using scientific methods

• Be able to present an independent contribution to the academic field

Examination requirements

• A draft for the thesis must be approved.

• The attendance requirements at the seminars with extract discussions must be met.

• At least one presentation of an extract of the thesis at a seminar, and at least one prepared comment to a fellow student’s presentation.

• Individual tutorials/supervision (10-12 hours)

Teaching methods

Seminars. Individual tutorials/supervision (10-12 hours). At least one presentation of an extract from the thesis and at least comment to one of the fellow-student’s presentations at a seminar. Seminars with presentations and discussions about the extracts are compulsory.

The workload is estimated to 1200 hours.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Assessment methods and criteria

Master's thesis. When the thesis has been assessed, there will be an oral examination which may adjust the final grade.

Differentiated grades.